• Job Description

  Req#: U0043-25-0006?language=en&page=580&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Independent Health Group (IHG) has an opportunity for a Health Care Assistant to join our friendly surgical team in Swindon.

  This is a full time role, Monday to Friday, and is based at Lawn Medical Centre in Swindon

  In addition to a competitive salary, IHG also offers a generous pension contribution of 6% of your earnings .We offer 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday (if it falls on one of your working days), bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to a further 2 weeks of annual leave.

  This role is also open to those wishing for part time work, and those interested are welcome to apply.

  Main duties of the job

  The Heath Care Assistant (HCA) role is to provide support to the Theatre Team by undertaking circulating duties in the operating theatre and supporting the patient during the perioperative phase, while delivering a high standard of individualised patient care under the supervision of the registered team members. You will communicate effectively, in an empathic way, with patients and their relatives/carers at a particularly vulnerable part of the care episode. The HCA will also assist in outpatient clinics.

  If you would like more information, or an informal discussion about this role please email Ciaran O'Neill at inhg.ihgrecruitment@nhs.net. If you would like to apply via CV, please send it, along with a covering email to the same E-Mail.

  About us

  Established in 2004,Independent Health Group (IHG)has been dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centred care close to home. With a strong commitment to delivering outstanding healthcare in the community, we've spent the past 20 years building a reputation for excellence, innovation, and compassionate service. In 2022, our dedication to patient care was recognised with anOutstanding CQC rating, a testament to our quality and commitment.

  At IHG, we offer an alternative to traditional hospital settings, ensuring our patients receive personalised care with continuity and convenience. Our services are based on short waiting times, specific appointment slots, and one-to-one clinician continuity, creating a seamless and supportive experience for every patient.

  Our teams work in asupportive, flexible environment, where patient contact remains at the heart of everything we do. We operateMonday to Friday, with no evening or bank holiday shifts, allowing for ahealthy work-life balance. We strive to accommodate flexible working arrangements that support our staffs professional and personal needs.

  At IHG, we are committed toinnovation in healthcare delivery, providing an opportunity for professionals todevelop their skills, contribute to the growth of an exceptional organisation, and make a real impact on patient care. If you're passionate about delivering outstanding healthcare in a setting that values both patients and staff, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £23,979.90 a year 5% Discretionary Annual Bonus

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  U0043-25-0006

  Job locations

  Lawn Medical Centre

  Guildford Avenue

  Swindon

  SN3 1JL

  
  

  Hathaway Medical Centre

  Middlefield Road

  Chippenham

  Wiltshire

  SN14 6GT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main tasks and Responsibilities:

  • To ensure effective communication with patients, colleagues and across the multi-disciplinary team.
  • To undertake theatre competencies and utilise acquired theatre support skills to carry out the role of circulating personnel.
  • To work within limits of competency and level of training.
  • To perform routine circulating personnel tasks for a Cataract, Hernia, Podiatry, Vasectomy and Hand surgery.
  • To anticipate the needs of the scrubbed practitioner, including opening sterile packaging (instrumentation, peel packs, fluid dispensing units), checking and maintaining the integrity of the product. Ensure verbal confirmation of sterility is given to the scrubbed practitioner.
  • Basic keyboard skills and ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using SystmOne
  • Assist in the safe positioning and transfer of patients as necessary.
  • To have knowledge of and adhere to IHG Policies and Procedures.
  • To participate in the safe use of medical equipment, ensuring that all equipment is checked before use, and in working order. This includes resuscitation equipment.
  • To assist in the induction and ongoing support of new and junior staff.
  • All members of the Theatre team are expected to support colleagues as required.
  • To work according to practitioner in charge instructions and within IHG approved procedures

  Working in accordance with IHGs values, policies and procedures, the HCA will provide high quality care to patients by:

  • Supporting with setting up and packing away the clinical rooms at the start and finish of the day.
  • Ensuring adherence to the five moments of hand hygiene and IP policy and procedure.
  • Assisting the patient and attending to their physical comfort before, during and after their procedure.
  • Performing and reporting clinical observations in theatres or clinic, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure and BMI (following completion of appropriate training). Observing and reporting changes in a patients condition to the Registered Practitioner or Clinician.
  • Assisting in maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
  • Assisting with maintaining of stock levels, ensuring replacement stock is ordered.
  • Taking responsibility for own development and learning
  • Ensuring we deliver the best care possible by always looking for things we can improve on and reporting any adverse incidents. Or safeguarding concerns.
  • Assisting the clinician and the patient in the Outpatient clinics.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main tasks and Responsibilities:

  • To ensure effective communication with patients, colleagues and across the multi-disciplinary team.
  • To undertake theatre competencies and utilise acquired theatre support skills to carry out the role of circulating personnel.
  • To work within limits of competency and level of training.
  • To perform routine circulating personnel tasks for a Cataract, Hernia, Podiatry, Vasectomy and Hand surgery.
  • To anticipate the needs of the scrubbed practitioner, including opening sterile packaging (instrumentation, peel packs, fluid dispensing units), checking and maintaining the integrity of the product. Ensure verbal confirmation of sterility is given to the scrubbed practitioner.
  • Basic keyboard skills and ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using SystmOne
  • Assist in the safe positioning and transfer of patients as necessary.
  • To have knowledge of and adhere to IHG Policies and Procedures.
  • To participate in the safe use of medical equipment, ensuring that all equipment is checked before use, and in working order. This includes resuscitation equipment.
  • To assist in the induction and ongoing support of new and junior staff.
  • All members of the Theatre team are expected to support colleagues as required.
  • To work according to practitioner in charge instructions and within IHG approved procedures

  Working in accordance with IHGs values, policies and procedures, the HCA will provide high quality care to patients by:

  • Supporting with setting up and packing away the clinical rooms at the start and finish of the day.
  • Ensuring adherence to the five moments of hand hygiene and IP policy and procedure.
  • Assisting the patient and attending to their physical comfort before, during and after their procedure.
  • Performing and reporting clinical observations in theatres or clinic, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure and BMI (following completion of appropriate training). Observing and reporting changes in a patients condition to the Registered Practitioner or Clinician.
  • Assisting in maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
  • Assisting with maintaining of stock levels, ensuring replacement stock is ordered.
  • Taking responsibility for own development and learning
  • Ensuring we deliver the best care possible by always looking for things we can improve on and reporting any adverse incidents. Or safeguarding concerns.
  • Assisting the clinician and the patient in the Outpatient clinics.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Understands the factors that influence good clinical care.
  • Able to communicate with patients, answer questions and put them at ease.
  • A good team worker, but also able to work independently.
  • Able to maintain accurate patient records.
  • Basic computer skills, including clinical systems e.g., System One.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Broad general education to evidence written and verbal communication skills
  • Committed to continuous personal development. Willing to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

  Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care / Care Certificate, or willing to train to this level.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in a health or care setting, working directly with patients or service users.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience within a perioperative setting

  Personal Competencies

  Essential

  • Friendly, supportive and works collaboratively.
  • Committed to patient centred care
  • Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver.
  • Demonstrate a good work ethic that includes punctuality, integrity, respect of others and a commitment to professional practice.
  • Recognises own level of competence and limitations.
  • Able to identify own learning needs.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Understands the factors that influence good clinical care.
  • Able to communicate with patients, answer questions and put them at ease.
  • A good team worker, but also able to work independently.
  • Able to maintain accurate patient records.
  • Basic computer skills, including clinical systems e.g., System One.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Broad general education to evidence written and verbal communication skills
  • Committed to continuous personal development. Willing to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

  Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care / Care Certificate, or willing to train to this level.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in a health or care setting, working directly with patients or service users.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience within a perioperative setting

  Personal Competencies

  Essential

  • Friendly, supportive and works collaboratively.
  • Committed to patient centred care
  • Takes responsibility for own actions and the care we deliver.
  • Demonstrate a good work ethic that includes punctuality, integrity, respect of others and a commitment to professional practice.
  • Recognises own level of competence and limitations.
  • Able to identify own learning needs.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Independent Health Group

  Address

  Lawn Medical Centre

  Guildford Avenue

  Swindon

  SN3 1JL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ihg.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Independent Health Group

  Address

  Lawn Medical Centre

  Guildford Avenue

  Swindon

  SN3 1JL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ihg.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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